convoluted
adjective/ˈkɒnvəluːtɪd/
/ˈkɑːnvəluːtɪd/
- extremely complicated and difficult to follow
- a convoluted argument/explanation
- a book with a convoluted plot
- I had to negotiate an amazingly convoluted one-way system.
- (formal) having many twists or curves
- a convoluted coastline
Word Originlate 18th cent.: past participle of convolute, from Latin convolutus, past participle of convolvere ‘roll together, intertwine’, from con- ‘together’ + volvere ‘roll’.
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